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- Hooray! Oracle acquisition of Sun makes perfect sense
- Hooray! Oracle acquisition of Sun makes perfect senseYou said ..."Open source, too, may take a hit, as I don?t expect Unbreakable Linux to remain Oracle?s point on the OS arrow. Solaris will be the prime OS, meaning Oracle?s channel pipeline to Red Hat will shrink."As one WHO has a TON...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Linux, Corporate law, Sun Solaris, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Oracle acquisition, Hooray, acquisition, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- Hooray, 2009 starts with a SaaS backlash
- Hooray, 2009 starts with a SaaS backlashNo surprisesNo surprise that companies like SAP are attacking SaaS. For one it's in their best interests to maintain the status quo and perpetuate their larger revenue streams.I agree that when others start hatin' on something they're just showing their jealousy. Kind...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, Hooray
- Discussion threads 2009-01-12
- Hooray! Blu-ray BD hacked!
- Hooray! Blu-ray BD hacked!And, as it is common for Mexicans to cross the border and buy DVD players,when they return to Mexico, the only movies that work in them are the pirated ones. Not exactly the situation that the movie industry wanted . . . .Who cares ....Until the...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Hooray
- Discussion threads 2008-03-23
- Hooray! 'SOA' voted most 'confusing acronym of the year'
- Hooray! 'SOA' voted most 'confusing acronym of the year'Some Outdated Abstraction = SOASimple Obtuse AbstractionSentimental Overrated ArchitectureSoftware On AppleStatic Open ArrangementWell, I'm not going to go into all the possible definitions for SOA, but for the SOA Sake Of Argument there are many.SOA is what...a sixth generation programming language wrapped...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA
- Discussion threads 2007-11-05
- FTC busts Enternet Media for spyware
- FTC busts Enternet Media for spywareBUSTED!One down, a couple of dozen to go . . .Hooray!Can't tell you how many times I've had to delete the Elitebar from customers' computers.Hooray!Finally! That toolbar was the cause of soooo much headaches for us a while ago, I am glad they are...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Enternet Media, Hooray, FTC, spyware
- Discussion threads 2005-11-10
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- Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement ruling
- Maybe there is hope for the patent system yet.Just hope is all.But....We ALL know they were bribed.... Lol.Since when was MS's activation technology taken to court? They're sued for anything nowadays it seems like. Milking the cash cow I presume?The patent system is fineOn the whole, the patent system...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., patent, patent system, patent infringement, Unix, software
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- What makes a drug raid really fun? Wii Bowling!
- At least they weren't smoking the weed this time... : ntntRE: What makes a drug raid really fun? Wii Bowling!At least they got the right house this time...Hooray for law enforcement!Hey you can't blame them, law enforcement must get pretty monotonous sometimes, it's nice to unwind and play some Wii...
- Tags: Branding, Nintendo Wii, Wii Bowling
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Has iPhone OS 3.1 battered your battery?
- Nope, no such issues on my smartphoneOf course, my smartphone uses a superior OS so I hardly find it surprising that so many users are reporting so many problems with iPhone 3.1 OS.RE: Has iPhone OS 3.1 battered your battery?I have not had a battery problem, or any other for...
- Tags: Engineering, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, NonZealot, battery, iPhone OS 3.1, iPhone OS, Apple iPhone, smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Microsoft delivers a partial preview of its Office Web Apps
- Disabled bits does not a TECHNICAL PREVIEW make.Hmm, technical preview is for... People coders that want to be ready for the released product or as near to it as is possible. Having half the bits functions disabled or not available in a tech preview makes it, ummm, useless.obvioulsy notdont...
- Tags: cloud computing, Microsoft Corp., partial preview, technical preview, Web application, Office Web Apps, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- T-Mobile: Churn up from a year ago but myTouch 3G may change that
- T-Mobile: Churn up from a year ago but myTouch 3G may change thatI'll take actual 3G over a new phone mkayActually getting 3G out to their customers would do more for them than releasing a niche phone that is just a rehash of the original. I understand though, it is...
- Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, myTouch 3G, T-Mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-08-06
- HD DVD returns and kicks Blu-ray to the gutter
- HD DVD returns and kicks Blu-ray to the gutterWell researchedThe problem with Blu Ray is the royalty aspect of this format.Thousands of dollars just to use their logo on the Jacket Cover and so on.Maybe this chinese will work.So is my HD-DVD player dead or not?In the US that is,...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Who will get the Windows 7 bits and when?
- Who will get the Windows 7 bits and when?MSDNAAHi, I don't know. No word. Maybe try posting that question on the Windows Team blog? http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/21/when-will-you-get-windows-7-rtm.aspxMJMSDNAADoes MSDNAA get it when MSDN gets it?Hooray Technet Subscription!You know, I knew it was a good investment of $350 for my TechNet subscription, consider I...
- Tags: MSDNAA, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
- Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for education
- The phrase "Amazon ate my homework" may certainly have been uttered on more than one occasion since the New York Times reported on Amazon's deletion of specific editions of George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 from Kindle e-book readers (and no, the irony wasn't lost on anybody). Unless you...
- Tags: Education, Digital-rights Management, Student, Amazon.com Inc., Textbook, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Can VLC 1.0 change the world?
- Can VLC 1.0 change the world?But VLC has been around for years . . And my favorite player. Plays everything, no need to DL codecs or hack your media player. Why the big deal now?Answering your question[i]Now, will it change the media world, or will the media industry work to...
- Tags: Media players, Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, Mplayer, VLC, VLC 1.0
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T bill
- Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T billAT&T Your World, DeliveredJust don't forget to bend over and lube up before they deliver it.AT&T is a flipping joke. Hurry up and some other carrier offer the IPhone so I can leave them, my contract is up.Verizon Wirelessjust another shining example...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AT&T Corp., Adam Savage hit, Adam Savage, MythBusters, telecommunications company
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next month
- Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next monthHats off. I rather like 7. Will welcome the RTM come July!A bit sooner than expected though. Not that I'm complaining.Do you know if beta keys will work?Will the existing beta keys work and still expire of course or will people without...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, RTM, RTM next month, RTM Next, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- New Microsoft ad pits Zune Pass vs. Apple iTunes
- New Microsoft ad pits Zune Pass vs. Apple iTunesRent 30k tracks for $15 bucks and own 10 of emor buy 15 songs on itunes? I wouldn't use either service but I'd rather have the monthly access to all the music at once. RE: New Microsoft ad pits Zune Pass vs....
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, Zune Pass, music, New Microsoft ad, advertisement, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Microsoft caught flat-footed by Windows 7 download rush
- Microsoft caught flat-footed by Windows 7 download rushMicrosoft caught flat-footed by Windows 7 download rushHooray, the 4th article about Microsoft's download issue. Maybe ZDNet can post a few more. Any way you look at this it has to be good for Microsoft. They could not have anticipated this...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Servers, Vista SP2, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- News to know: Oracle-Sun, IBM, Apple ads, Windows 7
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Complete coverage of Oracle-Sun news: Larry Dignan: Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player ...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Is Oracle serious about hardware?
- Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems brings a sizeable hardware business to Larry Ellison's gang. The larger question is how serious is Oracle about Sun's hardware? On a conference call with analysts Techmeme, Oracle executives just happened to mention that Sun's manufacturing was outsourced. That mention was notable because...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
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